MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/24/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2922 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (48-109) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 6 0
Detroit Tigers (99-58) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 11 1
Rays Drop Close One Late
Lucas Giolito, who led the AL in ERA with 2.90 in 2021, propelled his team to victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The final score was 6-5, Detroit. Detroit reliever Julian Merryweather picked up the win, raising his record to 6-5. Andrew Nardi was tagged with the loss. The Rays, now 48-109, have lost 13 in a row.

Fernando Tatis delivered a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the Tigers. For the game, Tatis was 1 for 4 with a walk.

"Lucas made some big pitches when he needed to," said Tigers manager Chris C.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 10 40
   a-J. Mcneil PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 5 31
Z. McKinstry SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .261 12 43
M. Haniger CF 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .219 14 57
D. Smith 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .241 7 40
A. Toro DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .206 16 56
J. Bauers LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .260 19 59
C. Mitchell RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .205 8 42
C. Arroyo 2B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .286 12 47
R. Marchan C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .229 1 37
Totals 34 5 6 5 3 12 16      
a - J. Mcneil pinch hit for A. Rendon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Arroyo (34, 7th Inning off K. Yates, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Toro (3, 8th Inning off D. Hudson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bauers (19, 2nd Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. McKinstry (12, 9th Inning off J. Merryweather, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. McKinstry 4 , D. Smith , A. Toro 3 , J. Bauers 4 , C. Arroyo 2 , R. Marchan
2-out RBI: Z. McKinstry , J. Bauers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bauers , C. Arroyo
Hit by Pitch: M. Haniger 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. McKinstry (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rendon-Arroyo-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 9 63
   a-B. Thompson PR, CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .198 1 19
F. Freeman DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .282 27 117
F. Tatis RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .281 38 112
M. Olson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245 44 128
J. Ramirez 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .271 24 81
M. McLain SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .276 25 80
B. Marsh CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .267 10 49
A. Kirk C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .242 9 58
R. Palacios 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .173 1 4
   b-N. Allen SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 1 14
Totals 34 6 11 5 4 10 10      
a - B. Thompson pinch ran for R. Arozarena in the 1st
b - N. Allen substituted for R. Palacios in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Olson (24, 1st Inning off J. Flaherty, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Thompson (11, 9th Inning off T. Stephan, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Ramirez (6, 1st Inning off J. Flaherty, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (27, 7th Inning off A. Nardi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Thompson 3 , F. Freeman 5 , F. Tatis , M. Olson 2 , J. Ramirez 5 , A. Kirk , R. Palacios
2-out RBI: B. Thompson , F. Freeman , J. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McLain , B. Marsh
GIDP: F. Tatis
Hit by Pitch: R. Arozarena
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Thompson (5) , J. Ramirez (17) , R. Palacios (1)
CS: M. McLain (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McLain (8)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Flaherty 5.2 5 2 2 2 4 0 88 5.48   
M. Festa 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 0 25 3.69   
A. Nardi L (0-6) 1.2 3 2 2 0 3 1 32 4.10   
T. Stephan 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Flaherty 53
Batters Faced: J. Flaherty 23, M. Festa 5, A. Nardi 8, T. Stephan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flaherty 5-6, M. Festa 0-0, A. Nardi 0-2, T. Stephan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Flaherty 88-53, M. Festa 25-16, A. Nardi 32-22, T. Stephan 6-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Festa 1-0 , A. Nardi 1-1 , T. Stephan 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Flaherty
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Giolito 6.0 2 1 1 2 8 1 86 3.99   
K. Yates BS (1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 0 23 12.46   
D. Hudson H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.93   
J. Merryweather W (6-5), BS (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 70
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 24, K. Yates 7, D. Hudson 4, J. Merryweather 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 6-4, K. Yates 1-0, D. Hudson 0-2, J. Merryweather 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 86-55, K. Yates 23-13, D. Hudson 16-11, J. Merryweather 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hudson 2-2
Hit Batsmen: L. Giolito , K. Yates
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lucas Giolito
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 41379
Special Notes: LF Randy Arozarena was injured being hit by a pitch.
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